REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
March, 2015
Registration
1. Residency Requirements
A student can have only one residence. The student must live in one of the following:
1) The residence of the student’s parent/guardian who resides within the boundaries of the school
district
2) A licensed foster or group home
3) The home of a caregiver adult that is located within the boundaries of the school
4) A state hospital located within the boundaries of the school
Students whose custody is shared by both parents may attend school only in the residential area of one
parent. Dual enrollment due to custody issues is strictly prohibited.
2. Residency Verification
Verify address with utility bills, property tax documents, rental or lease agreements, official government
mail (Cal Works, Social Security). Other documents may be considered as proof of residence.
However, many of these documents may not be as reliable as those listed above and therefore, may
require additional verification. Examples of these documents include, but are not limited to: Escrow
papers, Current Bank Statements (no personal checks accepted), Moving Company Receipts, and
Verification of Residency Service Letter from a utility company. Any documentation offered as proof
of residence must show the name of the parent/legal guardian, a current date, and the residence address.
LAUSD does not accept telephone bills or driver’s licenses as proof of residence. In the absence of
specific documentation, a prospective parent may provide a written affidavit to verify his or her
residence.
Enrollment
1. Establish Student Identity
Establish student identity with a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, Passport or court order. If the
parent is unable to provide one of these documents, the parent must complete Affidavit for Proof of Age
of Minor.
2. Obtain Proof of Immunizations
o TB Skin Test is no longer required for kindergarten or first grade. In addition, any student
entering in any other grade level who has not attended a California school will not be subject to a
mandate for TB skin testing. (See MEM-5718, Updating Policy Regarding Tuberculosis (TB)
Testing for School Entry, dated February 29, 2012)
o Provide the parent or guardian with the Person Beliefs Exemption to Required Immunizations,
Attachment C from Bul-1660.7, for students who are not immunized due to person or
religious beliefs. Follow instructions on the form.
o Copy yellow immunization card
3. Request, accept, and review the transfer form for student entering from another LAUSD school. If
a transfer form is not available, school staff is to call the previous school to notify them. The school
shall immediately issue a transfer form and fax it to the new school within one business day.
NOTE: Under no circumstances shall parents/guardians be required to return to the previous school of
attendance for a PAR.
4. Establish parent/Legal Guardian Identity
Identify and verify the relationships of the adult to the student with:
 Birth Certificate and State Identification (driver’s license, DMV Identification Card or Passport)
a copy shall be filed in the student’s cumulative record, or be stapled to the completed
enrollment packet.
 A baptismal certificate and a state identification
 A court order establishing the parent/guardian relationship
 If parent/legal guardian does not have any legal identification, they are required to complete
Affidavit of Parent/Legal Guardian Identification
 If the student is not residing with the parent/guardian and guardianship has not been legally
established the Caregiver’s Authorization Guidelines and Affidavit shall be given to the
caregiver for completion. The Caregiver’s Affidavit is sufficient proof necessary to determine
that a student lives in the caregiver’s home, unless there is a suspicion that the student is residing
elsewhere.
5. Determine grade placement
 Review the transfer, report card, or transcript
 Contact the last school of enrollment
 Use Chronological Age Calculator
6. Provide parents/legal guardians with the following registration forms to be completed:
 District Enrollment Form (9661214321)
 Two Student Emergency Information Form
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(rev. June 16, 2014) with at least two work telephone numbers
 Temporary Health Card (Form 34-EH-27), if student is new to the LAUSD.
 Immunization History
 Meal Application
 Student Residence Questionnaire (BUL 1570.2, Enrollment of Homeless)
 Ethnicity/Race Identification Form (REF-4718.2 Ethnicity/Race Identification
for Students)
 Migrant Education Program for Secondary (MEM-6351.0, dated August 15, 2014)
 American Indian-Alaskan Native Letter Questionnaire (MEM-5282.5, dated August 1, 2014)
 Financial Responsibility for Damaged School Property Letter
7. Also provide parents with the following:
 Parent/Student Handbook
 California School Nurses Organization health update about Pertussis Vaccine Letter
 Master Academic School Calendar
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District and school attendance policy and procedures related to absences, tardiness, and truancy.
School rules, behavior standards, policies, school map including location of restrooms, bell
schedules, pedestrian routes, etc.
CHAMP Program Brochure
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
REMINDER: When a student enrolls late in the semester, the school administration must ensure that the
parent/legal guardian and student receive all of the information listed above.
8. Registration & Enrollment: How to complete the paper process!
Information must be entered or transferred over into MISIS.
1. If the student is new to LAUSD then all data must be entered new.
2. If a student is coming from another LAUSD school, transfer student information within MISIS and
update information (address, phone number, etc.) using the Student Search option in the Enroll
Student tab under the Admin Menu in MISIS.
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING IMMUNIZATION BEGINNING JULY 1, 2012
(MEM-5718 Updated Policy Regarding Tuberculosis (TB) Testing for School Entry, dated
February 29, 2012– Student Health and Human Services, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction
“Effective July 1, 2012, schools shall not require a TB skin test for kindergarten or first grade entry. In
addition, any student entering in any other grade level who has not attended a California school will not
be subject to a mandate for TB skin testing. Instead, entering students will be screened for risk of
disease as part of their regular well child care and school entry exam. Provides of well child and school
entry exams will target their testing to those that are at increased risk for TB. Screening procedures and
guidance on this topic is available to providers through the Child Health and Disability Prevention
Program. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and other national organizations. Schools
will not have to document TB skin testing for school entry in the student record, and there will not be an
annual report generated to the county.”
Resources:
Bulletin 4926.2 Attendance Manual: Policy & Procedures for Elementary and Secondary Schools,
and Option Schools, Version 3.0, dated March 1, 2013
Attendance Manual: Policy & Procedures for Elementary, Secondary and Option Schools, rev.
March 2013, dated March 2013
BUL – 1660.7 - Immunization Guidelines for School Admission
dated April 13, 2015
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For more information on how to complete Attendance, Enrollment, or Check-Out Procedures, please refer to the
following bulletins listed below.
o To access the following resources, log in to LAUSDnet: go to Inside LAUSD and access the MISIS and
web pages located within Inside LAUSD.
“Accurate Attendance Accounting Secondary Schools” –Chief Operating Officer
MEM-4817.0, dated July 15, 2009
“American Indian/Alaskan Native Student Identification for Title I, and Indian Student Certification” –
Office of the Superintendent
MEM-5282.4, dated July 1, 2013
“Attendance Manual: Policy and Procedures for Elementary, Secondary and Option Schools” –
Student Health and Human Services
BUL-4926.2, dated March 1, 2013 (replaces BUL 4926.1
“Attendance Manual: Policy and Procedures for Elementary, Secondary and Options Schools” –
Student Health and Human Services
Version 3.0, dated March 2013
“Choices/Opicones Application Timeline for Magnet PWT, and NCLB-PSC Schools, 2015-2016” –
http://echoices.lausd.net
“Carlson Home Instructional Program and Hospital School-Revised” Division of Special Education
BUL-1229.1, dated November 28, 2005
BUL-1229.2, dated January 12, 2011, “Carlson Home Hospital School Home Medical Referral
“Chronological Age Calculator, 2014-2015” – Office of Data and Accountability
MEM-5814.2, dated August 4, 2014
“Classification Reports Instructions and Schedules of Electronic Capture” – Budget Services and
Financial Planning Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
REF-1819.12, dated August 11, 2014
“Designated School Site Homeless Liaison and On-Line Training” - Student Health and Human
Services, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction
REF-5586.2, dated September 16, 2013
“Dropout Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Strategies” – Deputy Chief Instructional Officer,
Secondary, Student Health and Human Services
BUL 3720.0, dated May 23, 2007
“Enrollment in Continuation High Schools” – Instructional Services
BUL-2430, dated May 9, 2006
“Enrollment/Support of Homeless Children and Youth in Schools” – School Operations, Office of the
Superintendent, Student Health and Human Services
BUL-1570.2, dated June 17, 2013
“Expulsion of Students – Policy and Procedures” – Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Student
Health and Human Services
BUL-4655.1, dated August 22, 2011
“Foreign Students Admission” – School Operations, Office of the Superintendent, Student Health and
Human Services
BUL-5417.1, dated June 10, 2013
“Guidelines for Independent Study Programs” – Educational Services
BUL M-128.0, dates May 31, 2001
“Guidelines for School Enrollment of Students in Out-of-Home Care” – Student Health and Human
Services, BUL-787.1, dated August 26, 2013
“Immunization Guidelines for School Admission” – Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Student
Health and Human Services (revised)
BUL – 1660.7, dated April 13, 2015
“Implementation of Attendance Improvement Centers” – Student Health and Human Services
REF-5321.0, dated November 8, 2010
“Confidential Student Information: Appropriate Use” REF-3518.0, dated January 29, 2007
“Intra-district (school to school) Permits and Student Transfers in Elementary and Secondary Schools”
School Operations, Office of the Superintendent, Student Health and Human Services
BUL-5347.1, dated June 10, 2013
“Inter-district Permits (District to District) and Student Transfers in Elementary and Secondary
Schools” – School Operations, Office of the Superintendent, Student Health and Human Services
BUL-5341.2, dated January 22, 2013
“Names and/or Genders of Pupils for Purposes of School Records” – Office of Data and Accountability
BUL-5703.2, dated July 17, 2014
“New Pertussis Vaccine Requirement” – Student Health and Human Services
MEM-5362.0 dated January 3, 2011
“Norm Dates and Submission of Classification and Statistical Reports for School Year 2014-2015” Budget Services and Financial Planning, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
REF 1074.14 dated August 4, 2014
Opportunity Transfer (OT) – Policies and Procedures
BUL-6362.0 dated August 14,02014
“Pregnant and Parenting Students Education Rights” Student Health and Human Services, Office of the
General Counsel
BUL-2060.0, dated October 25, 2005
“Procedures for Capping School Enrollment” – School Management Services
REF-5501.0 dated June 20, 2011
“Pupil Records: Access, Confidentiality, and Notice of Educational Rights” – Office of the Chief
Operating Officer
BUL 2469.0, dated April 24, 2006
“Requests for Verification under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” - Office of Data and
Accountability
REF-5826.2, dated March 11, 2013
“Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973” – Office of General Counsel
BUL-4692.2, dated Octobr 8, 2013
“Student Emergency Information Form” – Student Health and Human Services
BUL-6303 dated June 16, 2014
“Submission of Classification and Statistical Reports for Option Schools – School Year 2013-2014”
Budget Services & Financial Planning, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
REF-1818.12, dated August 4, 2014
“Updated Policy Regarding Tuberculosis (TB) Testing for School Entry” – Student Health and Human
Services, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction
MEM-5718, dated February 29, 2012
“Use of New Student Enrollment Form” – Student Health and Human Services
REF-5259.0, dated October 11, 2010
“Use of the Parent Assurance Letter” – Student Health and Human Services
REF-4255.0, dated May 28, 2008
“2013-2014 Migrant Education Program for Elementary and Secondary Schools” – Beyond the Bell
MEM-6116.0 dated August 12, 2013